STRUCTURE AND PARTNERS

The Waterberg Biosphere Reserve is a Section 21 company and – since 7 January 2010 – a registered Non-Profit Organisation (NPO nr 074-684) that works in conjunction with local and international partners.

Information as per March 2013 AGM

The Waterberg Biosphere Reserve has the following office bearers and management committees;


Chairperson:  Dr Rupert Baber

Deputy Chairperson:  Malesela Chokwe

Programme Coordinator:  Kelly Abram
 
 
Board of Directors
 
Dr Rupert Baber (Chairperson)
 
Mr Malesela Chokwe (Deputy Chairperson)
 
Mr Shaun McCartney (CEO of Welgevonden Game Reserve)
 
Mr Mashudu Mahokha (Operations Manager at Lapalala Wilderness School)
 
Mr Douglas Loewenthal (Director at Lapalala Wilderness School)
 
Mr Johan Taljaard (Park Manager at Marakele National Park)
 
Mr Chris Wagner (Chairperson of Waterberg Conservation Forum)


Five sub-committees have been appointed;

Finance, fundraising, marketing and tourism - Chairperson:  Dr Rupert Baber

Education and training - Chairperson:  to be appointed at the next executive meeting

Socio-economic development - Chairperson:  Malesela Chokwe

Environmental conservation, heritage conservation and development planning - Chairperson:  to be appointed at the next executive meeting
 
Research and monitoring - Chairperson:  Shaun McCartney



The Waterberg Biosphere Reserve has a stakeholder forum comprising of the following membership, who each have a number of voting rights and who elect the directors of the Section 21 company:

  • National Parks Board (1)
  • Limpopo Parks and Tourism Board (2)
  • Provincial department of economic development, environment and tourism (LEDET) (5)
  • Provincial department responsible for Agriculture (1)
  • Provincial department responsible for Education (1)
  • Waterberg District Municipality (3)
  • 4 local municipalities within the Waterberg District: Modimolle (1) – Mogalakwena (1) – Thabazimbi (1) – Lephalale (1)
  • Masebe CTA (1)
  • The Waterberg Nature Conservancy (5)
  • Transvaal Agricultural Union (1)
  • Agric SA (1)
  • Bakenberg Tribal Authority (1)
  • Waterberg Welfare Society (1)
  • Clive Walker Foundation (1)
  • Development Bank of Southern Africa (1)
  • SAPS (1)
  • Waterberg Institute of Sociology and Ecology (WISE) (1)
  • Land Claimants Committee (3)
  • Khutso Foundation (1)
  • Lephalale CTA (1)
  • DWAF (1)
  • Lapalala Wilderness (1)
  • Welgevonden Game Reserve (1)
  • Wildlife Ranching SA (1)
  • Endangered Wildlife Trust (1)
  • Waterberg Conservation Forum (1)

The Waterberg Biosphere Reserve is proudly supported by
  • Waterberg District Municipality (WDM)
  • European Union
  • MOU
  • Department of Higher Education and Training
  • DEAT
  • LEDET